The Rentals started off as a Weezer/that dog side project. It turned into Matt Sharp's full time band.
But who was P? Who are they friends with?
Yes, P is not only a person, but a famous one.
The debut album by Weezer was produced by former Cars frontman Ric Ocasek. He did a great job on that album, and it was a bit of a family affair. Frequently, Ocasek's wife, supermodel Paulina Porizkova, would join him. In one of her conversations with Matt Sharp, Porizkova talked about how she had songs written about her... by bad metal bands.
So, Matt Sharp, friend of P., wrote a song about her.
Turns out, she was better friends with Rivers Cuomo - at least according to Ric Ocasek, who called the song "silly". He was not wrong.
:Let's talk about the video. None of these people were wearing glasses that actually matched their prescription. If you go to about 2:40, you can see Petra Haden playing viola with a terrible headache because she was wearing such crazy glasses. Ah, the pains of art.
Matt Sharp is the only constant in The Rentals, a project that still exists. This live performance is from 1996, soon after the release of this song, and there were ALREADY lineup changes.
But also, live, the Moog synthesizer really shines through.
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